Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Jul 2021 Common Blue 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 12.25 - 14.15 32663.jpeg
25 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Capes Head Holker SD333778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun and cloud about 20 deg C
25 Jul 2021 Common Blue 6 Adult Storm Beach Capes Head Holker SD333777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sun and cloud about 20 deg C
15 Jul 2021 Common Blue 6 Adult R.Leven estuary between Priory Crossing Ulverston SD3076 VC69 Westmorland C J Richardson Cumbria Coastal path backing on to Conishead Priory/Manjushri (...)
15 Jul 2021 Common Blue 6 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD449867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 220c 100% sun no wind!
15 Jul 2021 Grayling 6 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995306 VC70 Cumberland Derek McAlone Sunning on the bare, gravel patches 32112.jpeg
15 Jul 2021 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD189753 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16.30-17.35. 20c. 100% sun. Wind 2.
15 Jul 2021 Green-veined White 6 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY097506 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2021 Small Heath 16 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY097506 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 6 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY097506 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
15 Jul 2021 White-letter Hairstreak 6 Adult A69 verge near Hayton Brampton NY503583 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller At least 5 were active around the top of an elm very close to (...) 32234.jpeg
5 Jul 2021 Ringlet 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
5 Jul 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY197615 VC70 Cumberland Tim R Wallis
5 Jul 2021 Small Skipper 6 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Fingland NY275568 VC70 Cumberland Tim R Wallis

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